The Grangefield AcademyOur Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stockton-on-Tees.

Summary of the comparison

The Grangefield Academy and Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy are secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees.

  • The Grangefield Academy scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). The Grangefield Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Grangefield Academy was judged Outstanding and Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.8 for The Grangefield Academy and 47.0 for Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at The Grangefield Academy (49.0 in 2021-22, 46.8 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy (50.8 in 2021-22, 47.0 in 2025-26).

Side-by-side comparison

The Grangefield Academy versus Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Stockton-on-TeesThe Grangefield AcademyStockton-on-TeesOur Lady & St. Bede Catholic AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100Stronger figureD54/100
Local ranking4th of 13 in Stockton-on-Tees Stronger figure10th of 13 in Stockton-on-Tees
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,004 1,005
Capacity1,050 1,050
LocationStockton-on-Tees, TS18 4LE Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0QH
GCSE results
Attainment 846.8 47.0 Stronger figure46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths57.3% Stronger figure51.0% 46.3%
Grade 4+ in English & maths73.4% Stronger figure68.0% 64.8%
Cohort199 200
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,013 1,029
Free school meals (ever 6)48.3% 24.9%
English as an additional language15.5% 9.4%
SEN support12.4% 11.5%
SEN with an EHC plan2.3% 3.7%
Attendance
Overall absence9.5% 9.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence26.0% Stronger figure26.9% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

The Grangefield Academy

Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy

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